The French Senate passed a hotly contested pension revision Friday night, providing a victory for President Nicolas Sarkozy
French senate passes pension bill - NYT
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The bill raises the minimum retirement age to 62 from 60 and the age for a full pension to 67 from 65
French police question L'Oreal heiress over scandal - BBC
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Police are questioning France’s richest woman, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, over claims of illegal political donations and tax evasion
French probe allegations of secret Sarkozy fund - AP
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The French president is facing claims that his 2007 campaign received nearly $190,000 in secret from L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt
French workers protest retirement age shift to 62 - AP
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The government currently allows for retirement at sixty years old, but the pension system is a massive burden on the country’s budget
France lifts retirement age to balance pension books - Reuters
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The French government announced Wednesday that it will raise the retirement age and increase taxes for top wage earners
